EGO Chainsaws

EGO's volume-seller 16-incher and the saw r/egopowerplus keeps telling first-time battery buyers to get, because the 56V platform shares packs with the mowers and blowers half of them already own. EGO rates it as 40cc-gas-equivalent with a 20 m/s chain speed, and the included 4.0Ah pack is good for a claimed 220 cuts in 4x4 — realistic for storm cleanup and limbing, optimistic if you're bucking hardwood rounds all afternoon. Owners praise the instant torque and the tool-free dual-dial tensioner, but the recurring gripes are real: like most EGO saws it weeps bar oil in storage (store it on cardboard), the chain stretches and needs frequent re-tensioning when new, and the saw down-regulates power on smaller packs, so don't expect full grunt off a 2.5Ah. At $329 for the kit it undercuts the Milwaukee and Makita 16-inch kits by a wide margin, which is why the review counts at Ace and Lowe's run into the thousands.

The biggest saw EGO makes and the closest thing to a battery farm saw the 56V line offers — a 20" bar, a real 3/8"/.050 full-chisel chain, 25 m/s chain speed, and a claimed 55cc-gas equivalence that testers largely back up; Pro Tool Reviews said it went through seasoned oak 'like a hot knife through butter.' It's a genuine firewood saw: 135 claimed cuts on 6x6 with the included 6.0Ah pack, a digital display, and an LED work light. The honest tradeoffs: at 19.4 lbs with battery it's one of the heaviest saws in its class, gas or battery; top chain speed only unlocks with a 6.0Ah-or-larger pack; and owners report the familiar EGO habits — bar-oil seepage in storage and chains that need frequent tensioning. If you're cutting cords of hardwood a 20-minute-per-pack reality means buying a second $300+ battery, which quietly turns a $549 kit into an $850 setup.